Introduction

T-Mobile has finally unveiled its latest flagship device, the HTC One S.  The One S sits pretty between its younger brother, the One V and its older brother the One X.  We were able to hang out with T-Mo in NY recently at the Catch restaurant for the official announcement of the handset and we even got to hang with Carly for a bit (see pic).  If you missed our initial hands-on demo you can check it out here as well as here.  Unlike the European version which has undergone the Micro Oxidation Arc processes to give the black device its porcelain feel, Magenta has opted to receive the gradient blue model.  The One S is by far HTC’s, and T-Mobile’s for that matter, thinnest and lightest device coming in at a super slim 7.8mm and weighing in at just 119 grams.  Make no mistake about it, this device is camera centric and aims to be the perfect little point and shoot for anyone looking to always capture that which matters most.  The camera houses some new technology from HTC offering unprecedented functionality. The device brings to Magenta Android 4.0 ICS mingling ever so slightly with HTC’s newest iteration of Sense, 4.0.  The device houses some serious heft under the hood, thanks in part to its dual-core Krait Snapdragon S4 chipset which has even been touted as outperforming a quad-core A9 CPU.  There’s no expandable memory as there is no SD card slot nor is there the option to remove the 1650 mAh battery from the device.  I’m guessing these were the compromises HTC had to make in order to get the handset so light and thin.  The device also sports Dre dog’s Beats Audio technology but sadly, no, there are no Beats Audio “iBeats” included with the phone. Without further ado, on to the review.   » Read the rest